Perpetual Adorer of the Blessed Sacrament

Perpetual Adorer of the Blessed Sacrament –  Sister Alicia Maria of the Holy Martyrs, A.P.                            † The first religious Order exclusively devoted to Perpetual Adoration †                               “Adveniat Regnum Tuum Eucharisticum”  –  “May Your Eucharistic Kingdom Come”                                                                       “Worship, Repair, Intercede”

Foundress:  Blessed Mother Mary Magdalene of the Incarnation   (Caterina Sordini)

Place:  Rome, Italy

Year:  1807 A.D.

Her Charism:  This cloistered contemplative Sister adoring before the tabernacle for the sanctification of the world is the most effective representative of Mankind.  Under the protection of Our Lady of Sorrows, she stays with and adores Our Lord as He is exposed in the Eucharist on the altar and prays for the salvation of sinners, priests, and the intentions of the faithful worldwide.  Her prayers draw herself and others more deeply into the life of Christ and into the infinite well of life and love that is the Eucharist.  Her generosity and devotion help us so that we can recognize His presence in others and be Christ to others.  This is a mysterious grace-filled reality that conforms us more closely to Christ and advances God’s Kingdom.  Like her foundress, this nun’s perpetual aspiration is, “Jesus, My Supreme Good, I want the whole world to love You even at the cost of my many hardships and of my life.”